GOODMAN –
Nia Luckett and
Hanna Zeitz allowed a combined three hits with a dozen strikeouts in the circle to help No. 4 Jones sweep Holmes to close out the 2022 regular season Friday night.
Jones improved to 39-8 overall and finished MACCC play 26-2 for the fourth time in five (full) seasons. Holmes ended its season 28-16.
The Bobcats won the MACCC regular season and will host the conference tournament May 4-7 in Ellisville. Visit our
tournament central page for info on next week's tournament.
Luckett tossed a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and
Carly Lewis went 3-for-4 with a homer to help JC cruise in the opener.
Nine different Bobcats had a hit in the nightcap in a 13-1 run-rule win. The top three hitters in the lineup in
Sarah Ballard,
Sydney Pevey and
Lauren Lindsey went 6-for-9 with six RBIs.
Zeitz allowed one run on two hits in four innings and
Kristen Walker tossed a scoreless fifth.
Jones will play Gulf Coast on Wednesday, May 4 at 4 p.m. to open MACCC Tournament play.